Monitoring of Joint Return Operation
On May 10, 2017, employees of the Department for Prevention and Monitoring of the Public Defender's Office carried out monitoring of the joint return operation of migrants. The employees of the Depart ...
Training for Members of Special Preventive Group of Public Defender of Georgia
On 1-3 May, 2017, training was held for members of the Special Preventive Group of the Public Defender within the framework of the European Union project "Support to the Public Defender's Office II". ...
National Preventive Mechanism Commences Working on Effective System of the Following-up to the Implementation of Recommendations
On 19-20 April, 2017, a working meeting was held within the framework of the EU project “Support to the Public Defender’s Office II”, which was attended by representatives of the Dep ...
Report of Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs on Implementation of Public Defender’s Recommendations
The Parliament’s Human Rights and Civil Integration Committee has started consideration of the implementation of the recommendations issued by the Parliament’s resolution of June 24, 2016, ...
Public Defender's Statement on Processes Underway in Area of Mental Health
The Public Defender echoes the changes in the methodology of mental health funding carried out by the Government’s Decree of 2017 on the Approval of Health Care State Programs. According to repo ...
Meeting of Consultative Council of National Preventive Mechanism
On December 27, 2016, the Pubic Defender of Georgia presented new members of the Consultative Council of the National Preventive Mechanism - Ana Natsvlishvili and Nino Gobronidze at the Council meetin ...
Working Visit of Representatives of Public Defender's Department of Prevention and Monitoring to Croatia
On November 22-24, 2016, representatives of the Department of Prevention and Monitoring of the Public Defender's Office of Georgia, paid a working/study visit to the Croatian capital, Zagreb. The aim ...
NPM Report to 30th Session of UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
On November 17, 2016, Nika Kvaratskhelia, Head of the Department of Prevention and Monitoring of the Public Defender's Office, addressed the participants of the 30th session of the United Nations Subc ...
Training on Right to Health in Penitentiary Facilities
On November 14, 2016, training was held for members of the Public Defender's Special Preventive Group about the right to health in the penitentiary facilities.
Sociologist Iago Kachkachishvili and hea ...
Training Held for Employees of Public Defender's Office and Members of Special Preventive Group
On November 3-5, 2016, training was held for the staff of the Public Defender's Office and members of the Special Preventive Group. The theme of the training was: "Monitoring of mental health issues i ...
Training in Taking Photos in Penitentiary Facilities
Pursuant to the amendments made to article 60 of the Imprisonment Code, the Public Defender and members of the Special Preventive Group have been authorized to take photos of prisoners’ bodily i ...
NPM Members Meet NGOs and Lawyers in Samtskhe-Javakheti Region
On October 25, 2016, representatives of the Public Defender's Samtskhe-Javakheti regional office and members of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) met with representatives of non-governmental org ...
